Barbed-wire fence



(No Model.)

I. WRIGHT.

BARBED WIRE FENCE. No. 245,256. Patented Aug 2,1881.

WITNESSES 7 V'EJV'TO R N, PETERS. Phclo-Lllhngmplxer. Washingfinn. Dv C.

IINITE STATES ATENT FFICE.

IVY E. W'RIGHT, OF OHARLOTTESVILLE, INDIANA.

BARBED-WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,256, dated August 2, 1881. Application filed April 30, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IVY E. WRIGHT, of Gharlottesville, in the county of Hancock and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barbed IVire Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

In the annexed drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are views of twisted-wire fences having the movable barb attached thereto embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is aview ot' the barb detached.

The object of my invention is to attach a barb on one of the strands ot'a twisted fencewire, and bend said strand over the junction of the eyes of the barb to prevent longitudinal movement of the same, but at the same time the barb will have avertical movement thereon, and is limited by the lower strand of the twist, which passes outside of the barb; and it consists in the construction and novel means of attaching the barb in relation to the parts of the twisted wire, as hereinafter shown, described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the barb, bentfrom a stout piece of wire to form eyes a, which project in opposite directions in a straight line with each eyes a, to prevent longitudinal movement of 0 the same, with the pointed ends below and out of contact with said wire, which allows the barb to vibrate on either side of the same. The lower wire, Z), is then intertwined or twisted with the wire I), which passes outside of the barb and limits the turning movement of the barb by means of the pointed ends coming in contact with the said wire I), thus enabling the animal to free itself from the barb without danger of serious laceration, so commonly the result when stock come in contact with the fixed barbs.

Having described my invention, what I claim is The barb A, formed of a single piece of wire and bent upon itself to' form two loops with the sharp ends projectingin opposite outward directions, the wire 11 passing through said loops and twisted with a supplemental wire to hold the barb in position, as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVY E. WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

GEORGE I. Grn'rr, JOHN R. ROLAND. 

